Twittering Away

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I’ve been busy with the new job, and enjoying all the challenges life has to bring, so I have not posted here in a while. I’d certainly planned to, but something always came up.

I have been more active on Twitter than anywhere else, posting links to interesting articles.

I also was jazzed to be on This Week in Law, #279, with the great title “Blame Kevin.” Thanks, Denise!
Twit 279 - Blame Kevin

Here are some of the notable links:

New adventure

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I’ve recently switched law firms, so my contact information has changed. I’m very happy to be with Ladas & Parry LLP as part of their Chicago office. The firm has been around for over 100 years, and has a strong international presence. Here’s the link to my firm bio.

I’m excited to be part of their Digital Brands practice, as well as domestic and international trademarks and copyright issues.

The New Frontier Begins

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And so it begins… ICANN is delegating its first new domains under its expansion of the gTLD system. Admittedly, these domains are in foreign languages, but that does not diminish the changing nature of these domains upon the landscape. The four strings delegated are: – شبكة (xn--ngbc5azd) – Arabic for “web/network” Registry: International Domain Registry…… Continue Reading

Trademark Clearinghouse, ReDigi, and More First Sale Doctrine Issues

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Here’s a link to my post on the firm’s blog about the new Trademark Clearinghouse that is coming online for use with the new top level domains: http://blog.davismcgrath.com/2013/04/05/using-the-trademark-clearinghouse-for-the-new-gtlds/ I’ve been meaning to write my own post regarding the ReDigi case, but in the meantime here are links to two good ones by Venkat Balasubramani and…… Continue Reading

Slides from CBA Presentation on COPPA

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Here are my slides from today’s presentation to the Chicago Bar Association’s Cyberlaw and Data Privacy Committee on the amendments effective July 1, 2013 to the FTC’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Slides – Thompson – COPPA Update [PDF] The FTC’s Final Rule can be found here- FTC Final Amended COPPA Rule [PDF] For more…… Continue Reading